"Church-goers sit outside the Katinde Nazareen church in Goma, listening to an ecumenical service for peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on August 1, 2012. Civil society and church leaders called on a Congolese public holiday celebrating parents, to pray for peace, saying their faith is stronger than war. North Kivu province has been wracked by conflict in recent months, as M23 rebels pitch themselves against the Congolese army. ""We will pray until this thing is over"" said one member of the congregation. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE"
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